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Old Dec 27, 2014, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ajohnson45 View Post
All my cousins who are my age are normal but I am not. So many people I know are happy and normal. I always will consider myself a freak, I'll never stop thinking it because I am one. I'm going to be alone for the rest of my life and I'm only 17 and I already know it.
Just saying........ a lot of people appear normal who don't feel like they're normal. Some people are experts at keeping their troubles to themselves and pretending. Especially around family.

And a lot of the things that you're worried about at age 17? A lot of people, despite what everyone thinks, haven't really dated much then. My first relationship and anything was when I was turning 19. And it was long distance, with someone I met online, haha. My next one was at age 22, and was again long distance! There are lots of people here who've gone even later than that before finding a relationship to have.

There's also a LOT of time to work and change things. I say that as someone who decided around age 16-17 that I was going to change. And I have. A lot. I like myself a lot more than I used to. I still feel like I'm abnormal, and it has taken a looonnnngggg time to make any noticeable progress for myself, but I have been making it and I continue trying.
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